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| Smoking like its hawt.. |
The 80's
inspired Prada lip sandal is currently selling at $890 per pair. Prada's latest
release replaces the social responsibility of fashion, replacing with
outrageous aesthetic, which has brought about public outrage
Many pointed that the cost of the shoes equates cost of 80 packs
of cigarettes. Smoking and fashion have been
bound together since cigarettes and cameras came together, but despite all the
dire health warnings, fashion continues to fall in love with cigarettes.
Promoting highly aspirational products with something
that leads to the death of up to half its users is perceived as a
disappointment to many. However designers argue differently, using the platform
of creative expression as an excuse - where an effort to create a mood, or an
era when people smoked freely, is part of that expression.
Recently, many countries have carried out aggressive anti-smoking
campaigns and regulations, but fashion stylists and designers
have continued to use smoking imagery to shock/evoke historic ideas
of glamour and power. Smoking says history and
style to the fashion industry.
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| Kate Moss at LV fashion show A/W '12 |
During Paris fashion week in March '12, Kate Moss was hired by Marc Jacobs to
expertly puff on Louis Vuitton catwalk show , which sparked a media controversy.
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